And with PennLive’s Class AAAA boys’ basketball rankings experiencing a slight overhaul — two teams moved in, two teams moved out and lots of others went up and or down — we’ll save the rest as you peruse the next few paragraphs.

While No. 1 Roman Catholic spent Sunday defeating Class AAA heavyweight Archbishop Carroll, more scrutiny will come Tuesday when No. 2 Hampton entertains No. 3 New Castle in what should be a dandy.

With balance adding plenty of spice throughout Class AAAA, the next two months figure to be a lot of fun throughout Pennsylvania.

So, as always, stay tuned.

Short synopses of our top 10 appear below — PIAA district, overall record and record for the week are displayed in parentheses — as does a list of teams that merit watching as the 2013-14 campaign continues to play out.

1. Roman Catholic (12, 10-2, 4-0) — previous ranking: 1 — Capping a testy 4-0 stretch with a win over Archbishop Carroll (54-46) — Manny Taylor tossed in 20 and Shep Garner added 10 — Chris McNesby’s Cahillites also defeated Father Judge (77-48), escaped Lansdale Catholic (78-74, OT) and clipped La Salle College (61-47). Garner reached double digits in all four wins, even tossing in a trey (and 21 points) to force OT against Lansdale. Will get several days to catch their breath before returning to Philly Catholic League play on Wednesday at West Catholic.

2. Hampton (7, 13-0, 2-0) — previous ranking: 2 — Joe Lafko’s Talbots maintained their perfect record by escaping North Allegheny (62-61) on Collin Luther’s driving layup in the final minute of overtime and stopping Seneca Valley (85-68) behind 23 points from Joey Lafko. The big news hovering over the Hampton program is whether or not Pitt recruit Ryan Luther (ankle), who missed the last two games, will be healthy enough to play Tuesday night against New Castle.

4. Martin Luther King (12, 10-1, 2-1) — previous ranking: 6 — Although Sean Colson’s Cougars opened the week by falling to a red-hot Constitution side (65-49) despite 18 points from Sammy Foreman, they closed with victories over Walter Palmer (89-51) and Philly Electrical (61-56). Jabri McCall dropped in 24 against Palmer, while Greg Bennett’s 15 and 18 missed freebies by Philly Electrical helped MLK hold off its Philly Public League playmate. Will host Frankford on Tuesday.

5. Penn Wood (1, 8-1, 1-0) — previous ranking: HM — Clyde Jones’ Patriots have methodically put together an impressive run thus far, falling only to an Our Savior New American (N.Y.) squad that lost by a deuce last weekend to national power Huntington (W.Va.) Prep. Penn Wood’s latest success came Thursday night at home, where the Patriots downed Chester 65-56 behind 28 points from Malik Jackson and solid outings from Addison Scott (8 points, 10 assists) and Naeem East (8 points, 10 rebounds). Will be tested again on Tuesday by visiting Academy Park.

6. Great Valley (1, 10-1, 2-1) — previous ranking: 5 — Jim Nolan’s Patriots experienced one of those up-and-down weeks, beating Oxford (55-35), losing on the road at West Chester Rustin (46-42) and downing Downingtown East (69-44). Mikal Bridges had another fine seven-day stretch, as the Villanova recruit banked 21, 21 and 26 points. Next up for Great Valley is a Tuesday night trip to Unionville.

7. North Allegheny (7, 10-2, 0-2) — previous ranking: 7 — Although Dave DeGregorio’s club dropped a pair of league outings last week, those losses came against teams that sit several spots higher in these rankings. Cole Constantino rang up 21 points and Mike Carter added 12, but it wasn’t enough as DeGregorio’s Tigers tumbled at Hampton (62-61) in overtime. Several nights later, Elijah Zeise bucketed 10 points in North Allegheny’s 63-41 setback at New Castle. Will host a North Hills side that sits right behind NA in the Section 3 standings on Tuesday night.

8. Chester (1, 7-2, 1-1) — previous ranking: 4 — Still trying to develop an identity, Larry Yarbray’s Clippers certainly experienced a trying week that featured one win, one loss and one suspended game. Hmm. Upended 65-56 at Penn Wood despite a combined 40 points from Tyrell Sturdivant, Conrad Chambers and Mahir Johnson, the Clippers salvaged their week by holding off Harrisburg 54-50 behind double-doubles from Sturdivant and Johnson. What’s unsettling is Chester was trailing 26-18 at Academy Park when the fire alarm went off and the game was suspended. Will visit Glen Mills on Tuesday.